Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22
Wrecked Among snyaEe..

The steamer Senegal of the British and
African company's line loaded with 1868 PEG
pie and IA cargo valued at $3.50 900 struck
reef of Tahon on the Kru coast of West
Africa ON the night Of June . and WAS
wrecked. The ship was moving at full
speed and the crash when she struck caused
the widest confusion on board The color
ed ship hands became terror-stricken and
selzlng the boats tried to put of for the
shore without the whites. The captain and
crew, however, kept their heads, and at
the point Of revolvers compelled the negro
mutineers to halt The passengers were
finally loaded upon the boats without food
or water or much Of any clothing and set
adrlft. Capt Brown with his officers and
part Of the white crew stuck u the ship.
which threatened 10 90 down at any mo
ment
When morning came the passengers in
the boat were in plain sight of the coast
which was black with savages running ex-
ctedly about and pointing To the ship They
meant TO pillage it, When the boats touch
ed the shore the harbarous multitude crowd
ed around the passengers and seized every
thing that they wanted including provis-
ions, Jewelry, clothes and all else carried
III the boats One woman, it is said, whose
ring could not readily be pulled from the
hnger, had that member seized by "a lusty
savage who directly cut it off and secured
the Jewel. Nothing but the tact Of one or
two OF the passengers saved the party from
further violence. The barbariAns next
took 10 the boats and bore down upon the
ship. The fore part of the ship was first
invaded and then ensued "a scene Of indie
scrihahle confusion. The savages attacked
the forecastle and fore cabins, bursting in
doors, smashing windows, chopping up the
woodwork with knives and hatchets, and
breaking IN pieces every fragile article
They next seized the baggage, tearing open
boxes and scattering their contents abroad
or casting them over the ships side Quick
ly growing in numbers and daring, they
pressed back upon the state cabins and sA-
loon, where Tor time they were kept at
bay. Finally, some holder than their fel-
lows, made a rush for the windows and
quickly demolished them, thus finding en-
trance to the saloon and cabins within.
Resistance was futile, 10 the whites retired
and the savages, with shouts and half -delir-
Ious with excitement proceeded To wreck
everything before them. They next de
mollshed the lockers and drank the liquors.
Great numbers of the natives were soon
drunk and piled about them with wells and
savage violence. Capt Brown and his
men were in danger of their lives. The
captain finally seized club and dashed at
the barbarans whacking their heads in all
directions. He was quickly disarmed and,
drawing revolver, had it turned upon
hun and the bullet passed through his left
hand. Had he killed a native, nothing
could have saved his men from massacre.
They finally gave up the ship, and, jumping
INTO boat, pulled ashore and joined the
rest of the party The steamer was gut
ted from stem to stern and not a dollars
worth OF the valuable cargo escaped theft
or destruction at the hands of the savages.
That evening another steamer of the same
line came along and took the shipwrecked
people away,